Encryption and anonymity are vital enablers of freedom of opinion and expression: the Special Rapporteur made it clear that an open and secure Internet should be counted among the leading ...

All communications on WhatsApp, including text messages, calls and media, are end-to-end encrypted by default, using the highly secure Signal protocol. Telegram allows users to engage in group chats ...

China's response to COVID-19 lockdown protests is thoroughly authoritarian and unsurprising. Not only are they sending police to bust up protests, but they're also attempting to track protesters' ...

A big change could be coming to Facebook and the other platforms under its capacious umbrella. By 2020, according to a story in the New York Times on Friday, Zuckerberg wants the company to integrate ...

A few weeks ago, a U.N. Special Rapporteur solicited comments for a report on the relationship between free expression and the use of encryption and anonymity online. The report that he is writing ...

The Hill may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Most of us are reliant upon internet technology more than ever before, using access to handle tasks ...

The right to privacy is further threatened by African governments passing laws heavily restricting the use of encryption. This statement was originally published on cipesa.org on 21 October 2021.

In Switzerland, some of the best VPNs are in the firing line as a result of the country's proposed changes to encryption laws. The law's revision would extend surveillance obligations and require ...

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 04: Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier testify during a hearing with the Senate Armed Services ...

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